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Hardback. Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This title examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the region in the twenty-first century. It looks at several major themes regarding the contemporary Latin American Left. Editor(s): Levitsky, Steven; Roberts, Kenneth M. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401096
ISBN
9781421401096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. A revised translation of Condorcet's view of progress across history and his prophetic writings on women, slavery, freedom and revolution. Editor(s): Lukes, Steven; Urbinati, Nadia. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 262 pages. Editor(s): Lukes, Steven; Urbinati, Nadia. A revised translation of Condorcet's view of progress across history and his prophetic writings on women, slavery, freedom and revolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight: 368.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107605398
ISBN
9781107605398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.35

Paperback. With debates on the meaning of 'liberal society' more heated than ever, this is a timely re-issue of a classic text Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHBA; JHM; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784786472
ISBN
9781784786472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199783069
ISBN
9780199783069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 176.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138643611
ISBN
9781138643611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.63

Paperback. Addresses two critical issues in contemporary thinking on the American Revolution--the ideological character of this event, and, more specifically, the relevance of "America's Philosopher, the Great Mr. Locke," in this experience Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780822314707
ISBN
9780822314707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment Editor(s): Elias, Steven M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKV; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722619
ISBN
9780814722619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265025
ISBN
9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265056
ISBN
9780226265056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889974
ISBN
9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 50.33

Paperback. A riveting account of the critical hours following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and transfer of power to Lyndon B. Johnson Num Pages: 320 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020362
ISBN
9780465020362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.03

The resident historian of the History Channel reveals that President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich formed a secret alliance in 1997, a pact that would have rocked the political landscape, had it not foundered in the wake of the Lewinsky scandal. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195322781
ISBN
9780195322781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660004
ISBN
9780745660004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.05

Hardback. Relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745659992
ISBN
9780745659992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.37

Paperback. Authoritative, informative, and illustrated, this guide provides a vivid introduction to a way of life many find fascinating but few truly understand. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419565
ISBN
9781421419565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.24

Paperback. Reveals the formidable challenges that conservatives faced in competing with legal liberalism. This title explores how conservative mobilization was shaped by the legal profession, the legacy of the liberal movement, and the difficulties in matching strategic opportunities with effective organizational responses. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 halftones. 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPFM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146256
ISBN
9780691146256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Scholem, Eliade, and Corbin are the twentieth century's legendary scholars in the respective fields of Judaism, History of Religions, and Islam. This book compares the paths taken by these thinkers, exploring how they overturned traditional approaches to studying religion by de-emphasizing law, ritual, and social history. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HRAB; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005409
ISBN
9780691005409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 49.96

Hardback. Malanga describes an emerging new political dynamic: the contest between those who benefit from an ever-expanding public sector and those who pay for this bigger government-in other words, between tax consumers and taxpayers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636445
ISBN
9781566636445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.80

paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; J. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074018
ISBN
9780231074018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

hardcover. Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein hastened needed military transformation and strategic reassessments in the post-Cold War era. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971966
ISBN
9781597971966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.41

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